About Arlys A.

Singing for musical theater is for students who have already found their singing voice and are ready to take it up to the next level. We'll focus on finding the right song for your voice or audition; developing your character in order to enhance song delivery; understanding stage focus and adding movement to enhance your performance. Additionally, get tips on how to catch the casting directors eye and information on how to select your best audition outfits.

About Arlys

Are you a singer or speaker who would like a more powerful, authentic voice? My focus is to assist you in finding an easier way to sustain your best posture, breath support, resonance and pitch control by bringing awareness to existing vocal habits while providing a hands-on experience adjusting those habits. My mission is to help you find your most relaxed & elongated posture, breath support, full resonance and best pitch control.

I grew up singing freely and naturally until I destroyed my voice thru improper, frequent overuse. I believed my career was over, but it was just starting. Private lessons with vocal professio

nals coupled with academic studies rebuilt my perception of how I was generating sound and their training gave me back MY VOICE, for which I am forever grateful. I combine knowledge from these studies and my own vocal exploration to re-build my voice in exercises that I share with students of voice.

I CAN HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOALS: My cross-training in dance, yoga, Tai Chi, commercial & improvisational acting provides a well-rounded platform from which to deliver information, guide vocal explorers and also help develop talent.

LIFE SKILLS: No matter the subject, my focus is also teach skills that can be extrapolated into any area of your life. Life Skills focuses on eradicating negative self-talk and expanding communication skills that help develop confidence, enhancing daily life.

Between performing and my own artistic studies, I have been taking the occasional private voice student since 1997, mostly via referrals from friends and other students. While living in California, one of my voice teachers requested me as her regular substitute at Culver City and Santa Monica Music Schools from 2008-2012, which I felt deeply honored. She said she trusted me with their voices, which encouraged me into full-time voice teaching practice. In June 2012, I returned to Minneapolis and began teaching in my home studio through music services like Take Lessons. Past projects include producing a vocal showcase at The Ritz Theater, musical direction & choreography for a school's 2016 production of the Wizard of Oz; assisting students to prepare for local & national auditions like La Banda, The Voice & American Idol; prepping singers for studio recordings and congratulating a new student who's stepped out of the chorus to land her first lead role!

I am forever grateful to all of my teachers, past and present, for their valuable gifts of knowledge, skill, grace and compassion.

ENJOY LIFE MORE! Singing & dancing improves our quality of life.

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Reviews

Sarah M. July 12, 2018·Vocal Training·Online

Phenominal instructor - she knows so much about the voice and how to access the sound correctly. She is a pleasure and really tries to accomadate her students. She finds true joy in seeing them succeed!

Erica June 25, 2018·Speaking Voice·Online

Arlys was very supportive and provided truly actionable techniques.

Wee Ling June 5, 2018·Singing·Online

Arlys is great and very professional voice/singing teacher. I had a voice surgery and was having challenges singing without pain, my range was also limited. After taking lessons with Arlys, it has just been so much joy singing and Arlys has a very personalized way to teach! Now, I have no pain, I have wider range of singing, and my control over singing has expanded. I wouldn’t go back to sing the old way again! In addition, Arlys is very professional and I always feel like the 60 minutes of lesson is fully utilized unlike some other lessons I have taken. I would highly recommend Arlys if you want to have fun in the journey of expanding your gift of singing and unique voice that each of us have been given! I am so glad I invested in this.

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Arlys A.

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

(64)

starting at

$35
/ 30-min

About Thomas C.

About Tom

A love of music began in the third grade. I started on a silver metal clarinet and have not stopped playing. I am a musician, composer, arranger and performer. I hold a B.A. in music and have taught in the schools for 28 years. I bring extensive knowledge and humor to my teaching. I enjoy working with all age levels and pride myself on being intensely positive.

*** Lesson Details ***The focus of music lessons is to overcome problems and increase skill and enjoyment in performance. I always want to focus on what was done well and carefully work on skills that will increase enjoyment. I will play with you to model and help you self correct as you learn musical concepts and musicianship. We will use method books for fundamentals and supplement with music that interest the students. After a time students will learn skills needed to perf

orm a wider range of music

*** Studio Equipment ***Most instruments

*** Travel Equipment ***I expect the student to provide an instrument, method book, stand and supplies for that instrument. I will bring an instrument to play along and model.

*** Specialties ***Kodaly and Orff methods

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Reviews

Alex Q. June 29, 2018·Saxophone·In studio

Tom always delivers. The man is music made human.

Manny January 1, 2018·Piano·In studio

Tim is an expect at both music and teaching. He is personable and very good at teaching my son respect, and piano.

Simeon H. May 21, 2016·Trumpet·In studio

My grandson is 8. He dreams about learning to play the trumpet. Today was his first lesson from Mr. Tom Cross. The lesson was delivered perfectly at his level. With positive reinforcement. Clear direction. Humor. All the way home my grandson smiled!

Thomas C.

Thomas C.

About Lauren V.

I'll guide you through a useful warm up and use placement techniques to help you develop good projection, articulation, and presence to achieve wonderful stage delivery.

About Lauren

Lauren graduated from McNally Smith College of Music magna cum laude in 2011 with a bachelors in vocal performance. She played everywhere from Duluth. Minnesota to Lima, Peru: sharing the stage with artists as diverse as Andres Prado and Judi Donaghy. In addition to her McNally Smith Degree, Lauren received master classes from Bobby McFerrin and the New York Voices. Passionate about giving back to the community, Lauren instructed voice and piano students at the Urban Hub, a community center for inner city youth in Minneapolis MN. She spent the last 6 months of 2011 as an instructor at Jazz Jaus in Lima, Peru. She taught music theory, history, songwriting, and applied voice at ex'treme Institute by Nelly in St. Louis, MO for 3 years. She recently moved back to the Twin Cities to perform and teach.

*** Lesson Details ***Every student

has an experience unique to themselves. I am strict about meeting the goals developed by each student. However, the learning process is highly individual. You will learn at a pace and with a curriculum we develop to best suit your learning style, musical preference, and goals.

*** Travel Equipment ***I expect students will have a keyboard or piano.

*** Specialties ***Trained 10 years in classical voice and piano.Undergrad in contemporary voice. 12 years of theatre experience

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Reviews

Adrian L. June 29, 2018·Piano·In studio

Very interesting first lesson. I feel she is going to be a great teacher for Adrian.

Ki December 12, 2017·Piano·In studio

Kind, patient, and knowledgeable.

Lisa September 15, 2017·Acting·In studio

My daughter looked forward to meeting with Lauren and felt like the work with Lauren was very helpful.

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Lauren V.

Minneapolis, MN 55410

(14)

starting at

$35
/ 30-min

About Zachary J.

Works with all voice types.Have over 50 regional credits, including national tours.

About Zachary

Zachary is a multi-talented teacher and performer. He teaches violin, piano, guitar, voice, mandolin, banjo and more. As a singer/ songwriter, he has released 3 cds, tours nationally with over 100 dates per year and has shared the stage with multiple multi-Grammy award winners. He is an inspirational and motivational based teacher; he will make you or your child LOVE making music rather than dreading their weekly lesson. He has a BA in music performance and has taught for 10 years. He is an exceptionally talented and in-demand teacher and performer.

*** Lesson Details ***Zach is very motivating and inspiring. He will not yell or discourage you or your child. He will have reasonable and attainable weekly goals. He will seek the best from you but will maintain professionalism and makes learning enjoyable and fun. Works well with all ag

es, from beginners to advanced; from young children to adults.

*** Studio Equipment ***Music studio, f/w keyboard, and all other instruments he teachers, seating for parents

I found Zach through 'take lessons' after my daughter had a few years with an intense classical pianist. I want my daughter to have fun and appreciate music and not feel the intense pressure she was feeling with our previous instructor. Zach was the perfect choice. My daughter loves her lessons. Zach does take time off for his professional endevors. Good for him. He has always let us know and connected with us when he returns.

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Zachary J.

Saint Paul, MN 55117

(7)

starting at

$35
/ 30-min

About Mark H.

About Mark

Mark H. has been a professional teacher, musician, and singer for over 20 years. He has taught Voice, Guitar, Acting, Bass Guitar, & Music Theory to students of all ages in various settings ranging from private lessons to college classrooms. He is a fun, experienced, passionate teacher willing to work with students of all levels from beginners to professionals. Mark absolutely loves helping all his students achieve their individual goals.

Mark has performed in musical groups that have played locally and toured nationally. He has opened for national recording artists such as Eddie Money, Blackfoot, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Molly Hatchet, and Shooting Star (to name just a few). He has extensive songwriting experience and has composed original songs for various local bands. He has also produced musical scores for theatrical productions at t

he University of Minnesota, Harmon Place Players, and the Rhombus Theater Company.

*** Lesson Details ***Students can expect lessons to be structured while being tailored to their desires and goals. Mark likes to focus on what students want to learn while pushing them to challenge themselves. His goal is to “bring out the artist” in his students but he also understands lessons should be fun.

Mark H.

Mark H.

About Stanford F.

I've performed and worked with some of the best Broadway coaches in New York. Let's work on some new repertoire.

About Stanford

Stanford Felix, D.M.A. has a national reputation as a bass-baritone singing classical and musical theater. He has been teaching private voice lessons since 1998, previously in New York City and Emporia, KS, and in the Twin Cities area since 2011. Stan has voice studios in his home outside of Farmington, MN just south of St. Paul, and the The String Academy in Owatonna, MN. He will be starting to teach online the spring of 2018.

Dr. Felix works with all voice types, from beginning to professional and enjoys watching his students grow stronger every week as they reach to obtain their optimum vocal range and brilliancy of sound. Please contact him today!

Bio: Stanford Felix is the former Founder and Executive/Artistic Director of Minnesota Concert Opera, based in Minneapolis, MN, and currently teaches voice and performs primarily in

the Twin Cities area. Having earned his B.F.A. in Theater and Voice from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, Dr. Felix based his singing career in New York City for twelve years, received his M.M. in voice performance from the Manhattan School of Music in New York, was on the Voice Faculty of Texas A & M University, Kingsville where he ran the opera department for two years, and then returned to Lawrence, KS to get his D.M.A. in Voice Performance. He then taught as Assistant Professor at Emporia State University in Emporia, KS for five years.

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Reviews

Kate July 31, 2018·Broadway Singing·In studio

fantastic

Gus O. July 14, 2017·Singing·In home

Stanford has been an incredible instructor and has taught me so much about the voice. I hope to continue working with him for a long time

Christine August 18, 2016·Singing·In studio

Wonderful experience!

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Stanford F.

Farmington, MN 55024

(6)

starting at

$40
/ 30-min

About Matthew S.

One of the things I enjoy most is directing musical theatre, from casting to closing night. It's not so much preparing a role as it is creating the life of a character. Having directed many productions and rehearsed all of the standards, my passion for the stage can be shared with you. All ages welcome!

Full length products I've done include:Fame!, Man of LaMancha, A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum, Shrek the Musical, The Addams Family and more. Contact for information on performance opportunities.

About Matthew

M.M. in Piano Performance, B.A. in Performance and Pedagogy. Offering an accelerated course of all styles tailored specifically to each individual. No extra costs of materials, everything provided by Mr. S. His focus is to make music fun for any level student and encourage students to be creative, no matter their goals.

As important as performing is to Matthew, teaching is also an essential part of his mission. His wide knowledge of the instrument's power and his ability to adapt to your goals and learning needs makes him one of the best in the field. Current students range from young to wise.

Biography

Pianist Matthew S. is a Mankato, Minnesota native and began performing for the public as a choir accompanist and church musician at age 11. Participation in piano competitions and master classes also helped fuel his passion for th

e instrument early in life. Still today he is an active chamber musician and also thrives as a soloist.

With the little free time that remains on his schedule, he shares his music with schools, churches, hospitals and friends. He looks forward to continuing his education and to a career of teaching and concertizing.

Mr. S. owes his success to the support of his family and the patience of his mentors.

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Reviews

AJ July 21, 2017·Piano·In studio

Matt was fantastic and flexible!

Matias December 4, 2016·Classical Piano·In studio

Very fun & awesome piano tutor!

Gail G. August 11, 2016·Singing·In studio

Matt is great! Learned a few things at my first lesson. Looking forward to my next lesson.

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Matthew S.

Saint Paul, MN 55113

(15)

starting at

$45
/ 45-min

About Abby V.

Raised on musical theater through my maternal grandfather, vaudeville orchestra leader, Dave Smason, I was first hooked on Broadway musicals seeing the original cast production of the Music Man in NYC at age 3. the great off Broadway opening of"The Fantasticks" at age 7. It was not unusual for my twin brother, mom and me to belt out our 3 part versions of every recorded Broadway tune from Rogers and Hammerstein and Lerner and Lowe to Gershwin, Sondheim, Jule Styne, and Bernstein at any given moment. Because there were never enough local productions to perform in, (ie; "Annie Get your Gun" , " The fortune teller" , " How to Succeed....," " Gypsy", " The Mikado", " Once upon a Matress", "Brigadoon", "La Boheme", " Kismet", and " The Secret Garden", I started my own musical theater company on Whidbey Island, where I directed double cast productions of "The Sound of Music", " Amahl and the Night Visitors", " Grease", and "Hair" highlights, then in the Netherlands, "Oliver"," You're ...

About Abby

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ** Because my private lessons are sporadically scheduled between other teaching, and I have found students over age 12 to need in depth lessons, the minimum time for them per session is ONE HOUR. ******

Due to my maternal grandfather's career as a Chicago vaudeville orchestra leader, from early childhood, the performing arts have been in my blood. Starting to study classical flute at age 12, then playing in the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras and taking professional jazz/classical flute workshops/master classes, I've been teaching and playing all styles of flute music professionally since my 20's.

Vocal study began at age 15 with some great artists/educators in SF, Seattle, and Europe, including Bobby McFerrin, Mark Murphy, Broadway singer Adrian West, David Tigner- SF Opera, Davida Kagan-Seattle Opera, and Rol

and Wyatt-Manhattan Transfer coach /NY Academy of Dramatic Arts. Through many years of teaching experience, I've developed a very successful, uniquely simple 8 part method to help cross cultural individuals/groups of all ages , styles, and levels, sing optimally from their hearts. The necessary basic vocal techniques can be taught effectively in 4 to 8 lessons, though the learning process takes longer and can continue throughout one's lifetime.

With a BA in Theater Arts from SFSU, and over 50 years directing, acting, and musical experience, including the last 15 years also working successfully as an ESL educator, I have gained the confidence to help almost any student achieve their personal and/or professional goals.

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Reviews

Alida December 6, 2017·Singing·In home

Good teaching philosophy, experienced, patient and kind.

Jason November 8, 2017·Singing·In studio

Excellent teacher on the subject

Elizabeth D. July 15, 2017·Singing·Online

Wonderfully encouraging and knowledgeable.

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Abby V.

Saint Paul, MN 55124

(14)

starting at

$35
/ 30-min

About Nicole C.

Broadway music is one of my most favorite genres. I have well over 100 pieces of music, each one big and bold, or thoughtful and timeless. Even if you're not planning on being on Broadway, or doing musical theater, this is a standard in our rehearsals in learning how to connect emotionally to music, learn phrasing, and breathing technique.

About Nicole

Nicole C. is available for in-home, in-studio, and online lessons. Nicole has been singing for over 25 years and teaching music since 2012. Her latest project, Vox Medusa, has performed the last 4 years at the MN Fringe Festival, winning them Audience Choice. Nicole teaches all experience levels from beginner to intermediate and advanced.

Nicole developed her own method of teaching to positively enhance the student's strength, confidence, ear-training, memorization and techniques. Her positive and approachable personality sets the tone for a good singing experience.

Beginning lessons are used to discuss goals of the student and to establish the students skills level, beginning with vocalizes. Reading music isn't mandatory. She continues on to explore some classical technique rooted as a foundation for good breath support and qualit

Nicole attended McNally Smith College of Music, St. Paul, MN. She also continues to perform nationally and Internationally with various local, while teaching at performing arts schools in the Twin Cities.

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Reviews

Emily D. June 24, 2018·Singing·In studio

The reviews for Nicole do not do her justice. She is extremely talented and has a charming personality. Her teaching methods adjust to the singer's level. She brings out the most out of my daughters shy personality. I am very glad we chose her for singing lesson.

Teagan G. December 9, 2016·Singing·In home

Nicole is great!

Sonja November 1, 2016·Singing·In studio

Nicole is musically knowledgeable, enthusiastic, open and joyful. She is most pleasant and competent.

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Nicole C.

Minneapolis, MN 55431

(7)

starting at

$30
/ 30-min

About Francois B.

No matter whether you wish to sing Pop, Rock, Opera, Country, Blue, R&B, Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Classical, musical theatre etc it is important to have a reliable TECHNIQUE that you develop over time.

I spent almost 4 years studying Vocal Performance in University and graduated early with high honors. I can teach you what I learned and what I had to figure out on my own to develop the technique which recently landed me a role in an Emmy-winning tour.

If you're ready to do the work necessary to sing well, hit me up!

Make a great day!

About Francois

Hello again!

Singing is about passion. It is about engaging the spirit of a work or a song and finding what that means for you. Maybe you're just starting out in your journey and want to develop a reliable technique. Maybe you sing every so often but you want to get serious. Maybe you'd like your child to get that role, that solo, or simply have them develop into a professional singer. Maybe you want to sing solos in your faith group, friend's wedding, karaoke, or just want to pursue a passion!

If so, you've come to the right place.

I can teach you the basics of singing which lie in breathing and supporting the breath as it escapes your body in the making of sounds in the form of words.

The technical side is important but so is the expressive side. It is important to tell a story when you sing and be convinced of that story yourself.

That is why I encourage people to sing songs that mean something to you.

If you would like to refine your technique, develop the technique, or just add to your ability to sing, then do contact me and let's set up a lesson to see how I can help your voice soar!

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Review by Kate

"fantastic"

Minneapolis, MN teacher:
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Review by Kaitlee

"AMAZING Teacher

There are so many good things I could say about Arlys. I came to her with only a few weeks to prepare for an audition and with no previou

s lesson experience. In only the four and a half hours she taught me, I feel like it made a huge difference. She has wonderful teaching techniques that she learned professionally, but she's also wonderful at learning along the way. She work with you and suddenly there's a whole new way she finds to teach you. She seems to learn from every lesson she teaches and is so obviously enthusiastic about what she does. Even outside of our lessons, she did a bit of research into my audition song to try and find a way to make it easier to learn. She even called me after my audition to see how it went.Her wonderful teaching skills aside, she's also great at making you feel comfortable. I went to her full of anxiety and within the first few minutes I was immediately comfortable around her. She also was able to teach me an amazing meditation technique that's not only calming but also makes you more alert, something none of my therapists for my anxiety were able to do.

In short: She knows what she's doing, she learns along the way, she's so easy to relax around, and she shows a great deal of care for her students."

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Minneapolis, MN teacher:
Arlys A.

Review by Ally

"What a great first lesson! Arlys is very smart, witty and talented. My daughter enjoyed her first instruction and can't wait for next week!"